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Anne-Marie Slaughter and Sharon E Burke

Anne-Marie Slaughter, a former director of policy planning in the US State Department (2009-11), is CEO of the think tank New America, Professor Emerita of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, and the author of “Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family.” Sharon E. Burke, former US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy, directs New America’s Resource Security Program.
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The solidarity America needs

Published On: September 9, 2020 11:02 AM NPT By: Anne-Marie Slaughter and Sharon E Burke

WASHINGTON, DC - The same deep tension lies at the heart of the fight against COVID-19 and climate change, particularly in democracies. In each case, the measures necessary to save everyone entail costs that widen existing inequalities. At a time when the United States and other democracies need solidarity, the resulting civic turmoil and division are feeding (and being fed by) populism.

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